Experts have welcomed the move, noting erectile dysfunction can ruin relationships and marriages

“Erectile dysfunction wrecks marriages and relationships.

"If you have to wait weeks for a GP appointment after starting a new relationship, it might be over before you've been seen.

"Buying Viagra in a high street chemist is also safer than buying dodgy black market pills online."

Kristie Sourial, medical manager at Pfizer who makes Viagra, said: "In the first two weeks of Viagra Connect being available, we've already seen that many men with the symptoms of erectile dysfunction are taking the step to seek help from a pharmacist.

"We're excited to expand availability into more pharmacies to support men across the nation."

Around one in five men suffer from erectile problems, equivalent to 4.3million British men.